Sortie2ADB-24
“Missouri Sue”.
Mission 920 · 31 March 1945
Serial
42-100370
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtIrving H. Fruchter
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtHilmer Swanson
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtGeorge S. Shear
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRaymond Louie
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJoseph O. Draisker
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtDonald Masters
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtErnest C. Snow
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
CplErnest D. James
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
SgtFloyd D. Wilson
Tail Gunner
Station 9
38084411
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
Notes.
§ From the Record
Formation position 2-1